BRONXVILLE, NY — April 30, 2019 — After a winter of concentrating on the new underground infrastructure, the Trustees and I are now focusing on our visible environs. How particularly beautiful they are thanks to the collaborations with our Bronxville Beautification Committee and the Boulder Ledge Garden Club. Con Edison also came through with the new boxwoods on Midland Avenue …

VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE, NY — November 20, 2018 — I was so moved by the hundredth anniversary remembrance of the cessation of World War I in Europe. It made me think what our country was feeling collectively as a nation at the time. A little known, but poignant tradition in our country since our founding, has been a Thanksgiving Proclamation …

BRONXVILLE, NY — November 14, 2018 —Bronxville Police Chief Christopher Satriale this evening advised that the police department had received a complaint this week with respect to a “suspicious” person driving a vehicle that stopped next to two young pedestrians and engaged them in conversation. This early evening, the Bronxville Police Department have positively identifiedthe individual as a local taxicab …

VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE, NY — October 23, 2018 — Given the extremely porous nature of the ground so early in the Fall, Con Edison has ratcheted up their program to address hazardous trees, not only in the public right of way but on private property, to minimize customer outages. In a pilot program, in partnership with the town of Cortlandt, …

VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE, NY — October 2, 2018 — Last Tuesday we had the third major rain event in as many weeks and clearly the most damaging affecting every corner of the Village including homes never before flooded. As a result, many questions were directed to School and Village officials as to the whys and where fors. The following are …

VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE, NY — September 19, 2018 — As a result of multiyear discussions and negotiations, the village has finalized an agreement to purchase the Avalon parking lot adjacent to the Metro-North station. For a transfer price of $1.6 million, Avalon Corporation will demolish the asbestos-filled, dilapidated former filling station and remove the underground tanks and conduits. The cleanup …

VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE, NY — September 12, 2018 — Happy New Year!! That’s what it feels like at Village Hall as we race to finish summer projects to coincide with the return of all of our residents. The following is a sampling of the major projects undertaken in the village in the last three months – one of our busiest …

VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE, NY — July 17, 2018 — As one can immediately tell by the availability of parking on Pondfield Road, many Villagers are off on vacation. Even if traveling for a short duration, it is important that one’s home look occupied. Despite stopping mail, phonebooks, flyers and Pennysavers in the driveway are all giveaways to a vacant house. …

VILLAGE OF BRONXVILLE, NY — June 30, 2018 — Village Administrator Jim Palmer and I recently attended a parking seminar sponsored by the Urban Land Institute. Given the parking needs/constraints/potential opportunities in our Village, we thought well worth our time and we weren’t disappointed. Overview The United States has 260 million cars and currently 800 million spots so the inventory …